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Famous Harappan Sites: Location, Common Features, Archaeological Findings
Popular sites in Indus Valley Civilization and their details
| Sr. No. | Name | Location | Archaeological Findings |
| 1 | Harappa | Punjab Province Pakistan | Harrapan pottery, chert blades, terracotta figurines, seals, weights, copper bullock. |
| 2 | Mohenjo-daro | Larkana District, Sindh Pakistan | great bath, hidden drains, uniform buildings, and weights. |
| 3 | Kotdiji | left bank of the Sindh River, Pakistan | Bull and mother goddess statues. |
| 4 | Kalibangan | Hanumangarh, Rajasthan | Fire altars, charging bull, camel bones, tiled floors. |
| 5 | Chanhudaro | Sindh, Pakistan | Seal, toys, bone implements. |
| 6 | Alamgirpur | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh | plant fossils, animal bones, pottery, copper tools. |
| 7 | Ropar | Punjab | Decay evidence of pre-Harappan culture. |
| 8 | Dholavira | Rann of Katch, Gujarat | Signboard with Indus script |
| 9 | Lothal | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | artificial dockyard, rice husk, bead-making factory. |
| 10 | Sutkagendore | Coastal town from Arabian sea to Iran border | trade route between Harappa and Babylon |
| 11 | Banawali | Hissar, Haryana | high-quality barley. |
| 12 | Mittathal | Bhiwani, Haryana | terracotta cartwheel. |
| 13 | Surkotda | Bhuj, Gujarat | horse bones |
| 14 | Rangpur | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | rice husk |
| 15 | Bhagatrav | Bharuch, Gujarat | port |
| 16 | Rakhigarhi | Hissar, Haryana | largest site |
Common Features:
- Undeciphered Indus script
- town-planning
- fortified citadel
- standard weights and measurements.
- burial of dead people
- residential and non-residential buildings.
